So diesel would in that sense be much like nondetergent oil, then?
It might do just fine for break in.
Just as an aside, having owned a couple of diesel engined vehicles I
would have a tough time seeing how a diesel engine wouldn't need as
much detergent action in its oil as a gasoline engine. Cleaner
burning? That's hard to imagine. Less load on bearings? Not that I
could imagine.
-Roland
On Sat, 19 May 2007 14:11:44 -0400, you wrote:
::I think he is mostly correct. As I understand it, they don't have much
::detergent in them and thus don't "clean" the engine. I would look at the
::can of whatever oils you use to determine if trhere are detergents in it.
::Then---the question is--how much do you need?
::
::
::> [Original Message]
::> From: TERRY COLL <coll44@msn.com>
::> To: John Snyder <helyjohn@cablespeed.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
::> Cc: Gary TR4A Fitzgerald <gmfitz1@msn.com>
::> Date: 5/19/2007 9:11:20 AM
::> Subject: Re: OIL - beware
::>
::> John et al,
::>
::> I was advised at a recent British car show that diesel oil should not be
::used
::> in gasoline engines. The gent who I spoke with is a machinist and said
::> something to the effect that it doesn't have the cleaning properties of
::the
::> oils formulated for gasoline engines.
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